small tech

Independent software,
writing, and design.

A practice by
Thomas Lavin.

Open the collection

The software

01—04

Glassdisc

Listen

Your music, one album at a time.

Import music files you own. Listen offline, with no track skipping, seeking, shuffle, or repeat. Unprotected files only.

Free · iPhone, iPad & Mac

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Twoleaf

Read

A reading library of your own.

Save articles, PDFs, and images. Read page by page, with highlights and notes. Choose optional iCloud sync; export a copy to keep.

Free · iPhone & iPad

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03 / Browse

Descroll

Free · Chrome & Safari

Make scrolling less automatic.

Choose the websites. After a delay, one of six randomized effects interrupts browsing. Sites start off. Use Repair to restore the current page until it reloads, or turn it off for the site.

Details & data

Get for Chrome Get for Safari

04 / Write

Outside
Margins

Experimental · Private beta

A workshop beside your words.

Write and revise with personal notes and an optional AI reader. You choose when to invite another perspective.

A reading sends the draft and any brief to OpenAI after confirmation. Your own API connection and separate provider charges apply.

Public access is
not available yet.About the beta

Writing

All writing

In Praise of De-Apping

Read the essay

Discussing technological friction

October 23, 2026

The practice

Thomas Lavin

Selected collaborations
in product and
interface design.

small tech is Thomas Lavin’s independent design and product practice: software, writing, and selected collaborations.

Product and interface design, from the first idea to the details of everyday use. Open to a small number of thoughtful collaborations.

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